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‘Fulani suffer more from bandits’ attacks’ – Miyetti Allah replies Plateau cleric, El-Buba

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The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has responded to allegations by Plateau State-based cleric, Prophet Isa El-Buba, who accused Fulani herders of being behind the incessant attacks and insecurity in the state.

El-Buba, who is the founder and
President of EL-Buba Outreach Ministries International, in a recent sermon, opined the more than 80 percent of genocidal attacks carried out in the state were being perpetrated by Fulani militias who are members of the Miyetti Allah Association.

The cleric further stated that the long-held notion that the attacks are often farmer-herder clashes should be discarded as they are pure genocide, terrorism, and attempts at land-grabbing.

He added that if the Miyetti Allah association should call the herders to order, the attacks will stop.

But while responding to the accusations in a statement on Saturday, National President of MACBAN, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, countered the cleric by saying that Fulani pastoralists are not criminals but victims of banditry and insecurity in the state and the country in general.

Othman-Ngelzarma noted that contrary to what many Nigerians are made to believe, the Fulani herders are made to bear the brunt of such attacks as they are profiled by both natives and security operatives and suffer from attacks unleashed on them.

The MACBAN President further stated that the situation is so bad that every bandit attack in the state is attributed to the Fulani herders, who are being overrepresented in violent conflicts, which makes them easy targets and are killed daily. At the same time, their cattle are rustled by their attackers.

He advised El-Buba and the Plateau people against seeing all Fulani pastoralists as criminals, as they remain the most vulnerable group because they live in forests with their families and depend solely on cattle for survival, making them easy targets for bandits, rustlers, and kidnappers.

He concluded by saying that until justice is done to the affected herders, there will never be a solution for peace in the state.

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US Reacts As De@th Toll In Kwara Terror Attacks Hits 200

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The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.

Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.

It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.

According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.

Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.

The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.

“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.

“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”

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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online

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A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.

In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.

According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.

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Nigeria Police Force successfully repatriates $23,000 to international romance scam victim

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The Nigeria Police Force INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja has successfully repatriated the sum of Twenty-Three Thousand United States Dollars ($23,000) recovered from an international romance scammer to the victim in The Cayman Islands.

A statement from CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the force, says the repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance of the INTERPOL NCB Abuja to investigate a Nigerian national, Achufusi Obioma Ikenna, who defrauded a resident of the Cayman Islands through an online romance scam.

‘’Acting on the request, INTERPOL NCB Abuja conducted discreet, intelligence-led investigations which led to the arrest of the suspect and the recovery of the sum of $23,000.

Following the completion of all necessary documentation and in collaboration with international partners, the recovered funds were formally handed over to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, through the British High Commission in Abuja, represented by Mr. Shaun McLeary, for secure delivery to the victim.’’

Hundeyin added that the suspect will be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation.

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